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South America Post Test

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as

a)

emission

b)

distortion

c)

immigration

d)

urbanization

2.

What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?

a)

economic activity

b)

population density

c)

relative location

d)

spatial inequality

3.

Which of these is a major effect of rural decline in Mexico

a)

falling crime rates

b)

rising living standards

c)

increased urbanization

d)

decreased spatial inequality

4.

Which of these is the most important “pull factor” that draws farm families to Mexico City?

a)

apartment living

b)

communal land

c)

economic opportunity

d)

spatial inequality

5.

What does the Human Development Index measure

a)

standard of living

b)

population growth

c)

gross domestic product

d)

wealth distribution

6.

Which is true of slum housing in Mexico City?

a)

It is located near the city center.

b)

Most houses are small shacks.

c)

Most houses are made of brick and have glass windows.

d)

Electricity and running water are common features.

7.

Why does the housing pictured represent a low standard of living

a)

The houses are not connected to the electrical grid.

b)

The houses lack access to running water.

c)

The houses are made from poor quality materials.

d)

all of the above

8.

What do the different colored bars on this graph represent?

(a)  

9.

When was Mexico’s population last more rural than urban?

(a)  

10.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #1?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Isthmus of Panama

11.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #2?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Mexican Plateau

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Isthmus of Panama

12.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #3?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Mexican Plateau

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Yucatan Peninsula

13.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #4?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Mexican Plateau

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Yucatan Peninsula

14.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #5?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Mexican Plateau

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Yucatan Peninsula

15.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #6?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Yucatan Peninsula

16.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #7?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Amazon River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Yucatan Peninsula

17.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #8?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Amazon River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Andes Mountain

18.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #9?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Pampas

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Andes Mountain

19.

On the map, 10 important physical features of the region are numbered from 1 to 10. Match each physical feature to the number.

What is #10?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Pampas

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Isthmus of Panama

e)

Andes Mountain

20.

This is an image of the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru. Which ancient civilization built this city?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

21.

What example of human adaptation do you see in the photograph?

a)

freeze-dried potatoes

b)

vertical trade

c)

terracing

d)

tierra fría

22.

The Andes Mountains line the west coast of

a)

Canada.

b)

Mexico.

c)

South America.

d)

Central America.

23.

Vertical trade is the trading of goods between

a)

poor and wealthy areas.

b)

farming and urban areas.

c)

northern and southern areas.

d)

lowland and highland areas.

24.

Which factor explains why low elevations have denser air than high elevations?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

gravity

d)

altitude

25.

What is the main commercial crop grown in the tierra templada?

a)

bananas

b)

coffee

c)

tomatoes

d)

wheat

26.

Terracing is a farming method that makes it possible to raise crops

a)

above the snow line.

b)

on steep hillsides.

c)

in tropical lowlands.

d)

below forest canopies.

27.

Which of these elevation zones lies mostly above the tree line?

a)

tierra fría

b)

tierra helada

c)

tierra caliente

d)

tierra templada

28.

Which statement about the tierra caliente is true?

a)

People there wear warm, woolen clothing.

b)

Nearly all of the people there are descendants of Europeans.

c)

It is less populated than the tierra templada.

d)

all of the above

29.

Which statement is best supported by the graph?

a)

Rainforest loss has increased in the past 10 years.

b)

More than half of the world’s rainforests have been lost

c)

Rainforests once covered about 3 million square miles.

d)

Two-thirds of the world’s rainforests have disappeared.

30.

Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in

a)

the food web.

b)

the Coriolis effect.

c)

the El Niño current

d)

the carbon-oxygen cycle.

31.

What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

a)

opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

b)

differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest

c)

conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

d)

arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest

32.

Groups that want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest are most likely to support

a)

the building of more roads into the rainforest.

b)

the harvesting of rainforest trees to create more jobs.

c)

the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches.

d)

the use of rainforest resources without destroying them.

33.

What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest?

a)

Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and movie theaters.

b)

Logging is important to Brazil’s economy.

c)

Logging allows more people to live in the land by clearing dense forests.

d)

Logging reduces the expenses of maintaining the rainforest.

34.

Why is the Amazon rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?

a)

There is too much rainfall.

b)

The land is overpopulated

c)

The area is very hot and dry.

d)

The soil is poor in nutrients.

35.

What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?

a)

clear more land to make larger farms

b)

use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops

c)

plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy

d)

encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest

36.

In which region of South America is the Amazon rainforest located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is used

a)

to rate how many people will be affected by a hurricane.

b)

to map the path of a hurricane.

c)

to rate hurricane strength.

d)

to track a hurricane.

38.

What happens when a hurricane moves over a large landmass?

a)

It stops raining.

b)

It grows in size.

c)

It loses strength.

d)

It picks up speed.

39.

Which aspect of a hurricane creates the most damage once the storm reaches land?

a)

high winds

b)

storm surge

c)

heavy rainfall

d)

lightning strikes

40.

What causes the Coriolis effect?

a)

the rotation of Earth

b)

warm ocean temperatures

c)

the tilt of Earth on its axis

d)

extreme weather conditions

41.

Which of these is the best definition of an El Niño?

a)

a natural disaster

b)

a tropical cyclone

c)

a warm ocean current

d)

a strong prevailing wind

42.

Which of these is most likely to cause a natural disaster?

a)

a tropical cyclone

b)

an El Niño event

c)

a prevailing wind

d)

the Coriolis effect

43.

What is the scientific study of climate and weather called?

a)

geology

b)

meteorology

c)

human geography

d)

physical geography

44.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards are all examples of

a)

heat transfer.

b)

climate zones.

c)

tropical storms.

d)

extreme weather.

45.

Which of the following is not a traditional element of a Maya home?

a)

made of wood and adobe

b)

a family altar for religious worship

c)

electric appliances such as television and gas stoves

d)

a cook fire in the middle of the floor

46.

What elements of adaptation are present in this field photograph?

a)

traditional clothing on the clotheslines

b)

adobe brick houses

c)

telephone poles and wires

d)

the highland setting

47.

Look at the elevation diagram of the Maya highlands below. Choose the letter where you would most like find a cloud forest.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

Which group is most likely to use the slash-and-burn method of clearing land?

a)

commercial growers

b)

migrant workers

c)

plantation owners

d)

subsistence farmers

49.

How have Maya markets adapted to the modern world?

a)

Food stalls are all together.

b)

Markets are on Sunday.

c)

Weavers offer old designs.

d)

Money has replaced barter.

50.

In which two countries do the Maya primarily live today?

a)

Mexico and Guatemala

b)

United States and Mexico

c)

Venezuela and Bolivia

d)

Brazil and Peru

51.

Maya farmers have adapted to modern life by

a)

harvesting more corn than any other produce.

b)

using slash-and-burn method.

c)

working for wages on commercial farms.

d)

engaging in subsistence farming.

52.

Which of the following is the largest urban center in Latin America north of the equator?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Mexico City

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Sáo Paulo

53.

Which of the following describes the most typical uses for land in the countries of Central America?

a)

hunting and gathering

b)

trade and manufacturing

c)

commercial fishing and forestry

d)

subsistence and commercial farming

54.

Which of these vegetation zones covers most of the Amazon basin?

a)

desert scrub

b)

mixed forest

c)

temperate grassland

d)

broadleaf evergreen forest

55.

In which of these places can large areas of temperate grassland vegetation be found?

a)

Pampas

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Sierra Madre Occidental

56.

Maya judges often require a person who does something wrong to another person to

a)

go to jail.

b)

visit a healer.

c)

pay restitution.

d)

leave the community.

57.

A traditional culture is based mainly on which of the following?

a)

ancestors' ways of life

b)

speaking two languages

c)

slash-and-burn agriculture

d)

adapting to modern society

58.

#11

a)

Argentina

b)

Haiti

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

59.

#12

a)

Argentina

b)

Haiti

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

60.

#13

a)

Panama

b)

Colombia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Chile

61.

#14

a)

Panama

b)

Colombia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Chile

62.

#15

a)

Panama

b)

Colombia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Chile

63.

#16

a)

Venezuela

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

64.

#17

a)

Venezuela

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

65.

#18

a)

Venezuela

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

66.

#19

a)

Venezuela

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Cuba

67.

#20

a)

Venezuela

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Cuba